29 Jun 2021

Covid-19 forces Cricket Twenty20 World Cup venue change

From Morning Report, 6:13 am on 29 June 2021

Covid-19 has delivered another bouncer to international cricket - with India forced to forgo hosting rights for this year's Twenty20 World Cup. The tournament will instead by played in the United Arab Emirates in October and November - straight after the suspended Indian Premier League concludes in the same country. The IPL was suspended in May because of a spike in coronavirus cases in India - including positive tests for some players. Indian cricket commentator Ravi Kumar spoke to Corin Dann from Hyderabad.